BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 



265 



Dendrornis tenuirostris (not Dendrocolaptcs (eniiirostris Lafresnaye) Lawrence, 



Ann. Lye. N. Y., vii, 1862, 292 (PanamA). 

 I'icolaptcs comprcssus (not Thripohrotus comprcssus Cabanis) Salvadoui and 



Festa, I5oU. Mus. ZooL, etc., Torino, xiv, 1899, no. 339, 7 (Pnnta de Sabana, 



Panama). 



PICOLAPTES LINEATICEPS COMPRESSUS (Cabanis). 



THIN-BILLED WOODHEWER. 



Similar to P. I. lincaticfps ])iit coloration docidedly darker, the 

 ground color of pilenm dark sooty brown, the back, etc., deeper, 

 russet brown, with streaks on upper back larger, distinctly edged 

 with blackish; groiuid color of under parts darker, more strongly con- 

 trasted with the broader and conspicuously blackish-edged buffy 

 stripes, and feathers of lower throat (sometimes of nearly whole 

 throat) narrowly margined with dusky. 



AcMt maZe.— Length (skins), 177-197 (190); wing, 89-101 (95.3); 

 tail, 71.5-85 (80); culmen, 27-33.5 (29.1); tarsus, 18-20 (18.8); 

 middle toe, 14-16 (15).« 



AduU female.— Lqi\^{\\ (skins), 173-194 (185); wmg, 84.5-95.5 

 (90.7); tail, 71.5-81.5 (77); culmen, 26-29.5 (28); tarsus, 17-19 (18); 

 middle toe, 13.5-15 (14.5).'' 



Western Panama (Bugaba; Mina de Chorcha; David; Divala; 

 Boquete), Costa Rica (Puerto Limon; Navarro de Cartago; Juan 

 Vinas; Turrialba; El Ilogar; Guayabal; Guapiles; Guayabo; Orosi; 

 Coralillo; Jimenez; Bonilla; Monte Redondo; Cobia de Salinas; Bol- 

 son; Tenorio; El General; Boca Barranca, Punta Arenas; Barranca, 

 Boruca, and Paso Real, Boruca; Pozo Azul de Pirris; Pozo del Rio 



« Fifteen specimens. 



h Twelve specimens. 



Lociilitv. 



MALES. 



Two adult nialo.s (P. I. lincaticcfs) from eastern PanamA. 



Five adult males from western PanamA 



Ten adult males from Costa Rica 



Five adult males (P. I. insignis) from Honduras 



Two adult males (P. I. insignis) from British Honduras.. 



One adult male (P. (. insignis) from Chiapas 



One adult male (P. I. insignis) from Guatemala 



FEMALES. 



Two adult females from western Panamfl 



Ten adult females from Costa Rica 



Four adult females (P. I. insignis) from Honduras 



One adult female (P. l. insignis) from British Honduras. 



Three adult females (P. I. insignis) from Guatemala 



Three adultfemalcs (/'. I. insignis) from Vera Cruz 



Middle 

 toe. 



16 



1,5.1 



15 



14.8 



15.5 



14 



14.5 



15 



14.3 



14.6 



15.5 



14.2 



15.2 



